Nozawa Now: Sunday 3rd March 2013
- Mar 3, 2013
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 795cm
Weather overview Light snow
Wind Moderate
Temperature -
Visibility
Poor
Posted on Sunday 3rd March 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
We have had a further 10-20cm of fresh fall since last lifts yesterday and combine with yesterday's persistent moderate to heavy falls it will be certain that there will be some powder stashes about the resort today. The weather out the window looks snowy at the moment with light falls continuing, probably lasting the day.
Avalanche risk is still very high so best to avoid steeper off piste areas for the time being.
Yesterday was a good day on the hill, especially the afternoon. During the morning there was some good snow on offer, but only up high (with an icy base). Down low was still pretty icy as it received limited fresh the night before. Consistent snowfalls became heavy during the afternoon, resulting in drastic improvements across the mountain as fresh snow depth increased. The best riding was had during the afternoon.
Winds remained intense but luckily did not result in any lift closures so those who braved the conditions up high were rewarded with relatively un-crowded weekend slopes. Visibility was limited all day.
Looking at the forecast ahead we expect light snow showers continue today. Following that we should see a clearing trend with a bluebird day expected tomorrow. Tuesday looks like further snow showers are possible, hopefully they produce the goods.
In the long range we should expect clear weather for quite a few days; from Wednesday till Saturday are looking to be clear spring days at this point in time.
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Lifts operating:
All lifts scheduled to be operating except
Hikage Number 2 Pair B line
Courses open:
All courses open except
Grand Prix
Kandahar East
Kandahar West
Official snow depths:
Yamabiko
380cm
Uenotaira
350cm
Hikage
200cm
Nagasaka
195cm
Karasawa
150cm
Nozawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Sunday 3rd March 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 795cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (on 4th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 311cm reported on 18 days February 2013 snowfall 253cm reported on 16 days March 2013 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Nozawa Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.